Poland
Krakow, Cracow, So Good They Named It Twice!
Krakow, once the capital of Poland, is a city wrapped in legend and rich in history and culture. Krakow is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and has Europe's largest market square and numerous historical houses, palaces and churches with magnificent interiors. The city has a fascinating and turbulent history which is evidenced by the remnants of the 14th-century fortifications and the medieval site of Kazimierz with its ancient synagogues in the southern part of town and the Gothic cathedral where the kings of Poland were buried. An easy city to explore on foot, there is plenty of shopping, an array of excellent bars and restaurants and some of the finest museums and galleries to be found in Europe. ... Full story
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Huntsville - a touch of southern comfort.
The city of Huntsville, nestled amongst the hills of north Alabama, is certainly not the backwater southern town that I perhaps expected. It manages to combine a delightful historical old-town with a state of the art high-tech modern city built around the U.S. space programme. ... Full story
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